Melting ice sheets and glaciers contribute significantly to global sea-level rise through ongoing mass loss into the oceans. Multiple modeling studies and observational records confirm that the retreat of ice masses in Greenland and Antarctica directly drives global sea-level increases.
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The Antarctic contribution to 21st century sea-level rise predicted by the UK Earth System Model with an interactive ice sheet
2021 · cited by 74
The study models Antarctic ice sheet interactions and discusses mass loss contributions to global sea level.
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Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies
2023 · cited by 61
Measurements of ice loss from West Antarctica demonstrate a measurable contribution of several millimeters to global sea level.
Effects of extreme melt events on ice flow and sea level rise of the Greenland Ice Sheet
2023 · cited by 31
Investigations into extreme melt events on the Greenland Ice Sheet quantify its ongoing and future cumulative mass loss contributions to sea level rise.
Historically consistent mass loss projections of the Greenland ice sheet
2025 · cited by 9
Projections using ice sheet simulations evaluate the extent of Greenland's mass loss contributing to global sea-level rise through 2100.
Sea level rise contribution from Ryder Glacier in northern Greenland varies by an order of magnitude by 2300 depending on future emissions
2025 · cited by 3
High-resolution modeling of Ryder Glacier shows how negative surface mass discharge and melting drive future sea level rise contributions.
Greenland Ice Sheet contribution to sea-level rise from a new-generation ice-sheet model
2012 · cited by 3
Analysis of the Greenland Ice Sheet demonstrates that increasing ablation and ice discharge enhance its contribution to global sea-level rise.
Reconciled estimation of Antarctic ice sheet mass balance and contribution to global sea level change from 1996 to 2021
2024 · cited by 2
Reconciled estimations confirm that the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been losing ice mass and contributing significantly to global sea level rise.
Antarctic meltwater alters future projections of climate and sea level.
2025 · cited by 1
Simulations incorporating dynamic Antarctic ice sheet models evaluate meltwater contributions to global and regional sea level changes.